Analyzing Data and Independent Variable

Which of the following is a claim that can be supported by evidence on the graph?

• the bee population is decreasing over time

• 2014 had the lowest bee population

• 1970 had more bees than 1990

• all of these

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Which of the following is correct?

• Independent variable= time (years)

  Dependent variable= amount of bees

• Independent variable= amount of bees

  Dependent variable= time (years)

• Independent variable= amount of time

  Dependent variable= bees (years)

• none of these

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following claims can be supported by the graph?

• roots appear healthier in soil with low amounts of salt

• roots appear healthier in soil with high amounts of salt

• roots appear healthier in soil with medium amounts of salt

• salt concentration in soil has no effect on plant growth

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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What is the independent variable in the experiment?

• amount of salt

• plant growth

• amount of sunlight

• amount of water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Based on the diagram, what 2 products of photosynthesis become the reactants in respiration?

• oxygen and glucose

• glucose and carbon dioxide

• carbon dioxide and water

• water and oxygen

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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Which of the following can you infer from the picture?

• celery is a vascular plant

• celery is a nonvascular plant

• celery lack xylem and phloem

• celery absorbs water directly into their cells

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What can you infer about fungi and plants?

• Fungi lack chloroplast

• Both fungi and plants are eukaryotic

• Plants are autotrophs and fungi are heterotrophs

• all of these

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What is the dependent variable on the graph?

• storage containers

• days until bread molded

• amount of mold

• amount of storage bags

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Based on the graph, which of the following would be correct?

• animals are the oldest organisms on Earth

• protists, plants, fungi and animals are all eukaryotic organisms

• fungi are older than protists

• all of these

What is the independent variable in the experiment?

• amount of water

• plant growth

• amount of sunlight

• plant number

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5